VALA2014 Session 14 Wiebrands

 

‘I need more hands-on training!’: reflections on creating self-directed learning opportunities for library staff

VALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 14: Skilling Time
Thursday 6 February 2014, 13:45 – 14:15
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2014-proceedings/vala2014-session-14-wiebrands

Constance Wiebrands

Edith Cowan University, WA

Michael Wiebrands

Curtin University, WA

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Abstract

This paper uses the theory of self-directed learning to examine how library staff learn, in particular the perception that training is inadequate. It attempts to suggest ways of providing improved learning opportunities for staff in a changing environment. The results of a survey on how staff members from two university libraries perceive their learning are discussed.

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VALA2012 Session 11 Greenhill

VALA2012 Session 11 Greenhill

No library required: the free and easy backwaters of online content sharing

VALA2012 CONCURRENT SESSION 11: Digitisation
Thursday 9 February 2012, 11:40 – 12:10
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2012-proceedings/vala2012-session-11-greenhill

Kathryn Greenhill

Curtin University, WA

Constance Wiebrands

Edith Cowan University Library, WA

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Thursday, February 09, 2012, 11:40 AM AUSEDT, 31 Minutes 24 Seconds.

Abstract

Twentieth century libraries were funded to provide content to their communities legally, easily and free. In the twenty-first century, new online competitors supply home consumers – legally and illegally – with what libraries traditionally were best at providing to library users – free and easy content. This paper suggests that library staff arguing for the value of contemporary libraries should be aware of the quality, methods and material of “hidden competitors”. Some “hidden competitors” discussed include “blackmarket” journal article sharing, BitTorrenting sites, online textbook sharing sites, self-distributing artists, programs to strip Digital Rights Management from ebooks, Amazon’s ebook distribution and (fan fiction). Possible future models for both “hidden competitors” and libraries – and implications of these – are suggested.

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VALA2010 Session 11 Cook

VALA20120Keeping up: strategic use of online social networks for librarian current awareness

VALA 2010 CONCURRENT SESSION 11 – Social Networking
Thursday 11 February 2010 10:30 – 11:00
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010-proceedings/vala2010-session-11-cook

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperSue Cook

Information Specialist, CSIRO Information Management and Technology
http://www.csiro.au

Constance Wiebrands

Manager, Flexible Delivery and Lending Services, Curtin University Library
http://library.curtin.edu.au

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Abstract

Librarians were surveyed in August 2009 about their use of online social networks for professional information. This paper describes the features of online social networking tools that facilitate the flow of relevant current awareness information. Practical methods that can be used strategically within tools to ensure that information is professionally relevant are described, including methods of discovery and evaluation.

 

VALA2008 Session 10 Bradley

VALA Peer Reviewed PaperLibraries interact: collaboration and community in the Australian library blogosphere

VALA 2008 CONCURRENT SESSION 10: Enabling Technologies
Wednesday 6 February 2008 14:35 – 15:05
Persistent URL: http://www.vala.org.au/vala2008-proceedings/vala2008-session-10-bradley

Fiona Bradley

Information Services Librarian, University of Technology, Sydney Library
http://librariesinteract.info

Kathryn Greenhill

Emerging Technology Specialist, Murdoch University Library
http://librariesinteract.info

Constance Wiebrands

Acting Manager, Flexible Delivery and Lending Services, Curtin University Library
http://librariesinteract.info

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Abstract

Since July 2006, a group of Australian librarians have co-ordinated the group blog librariesinteract.info (LINT). This blog was created as a forum for professional communication and discussion of change in the Australian library sector. Communication and planning is conducted using a variety of web tools including an email list, instant messaging, collaborative bookmarking and a wiki. This paper compares the experience of the LINT authors with that of other authors of collaborative library blogs, as reported in a survey of the library blogosphere in September 2007.